PUBLIC MEETINGS & EVENTS

July 6, 2016 - Cultivators Alliance General Meeting (Los Angeles)

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM at the L.A. Athletic Club (4th Floor - Presidents Lounge), 431 W 7th St., Los Angeles, CA. Park in S. Olive Garage next door. Join local medical cannabis cultivators to help pass cultivation licensing ordinances in the city and county of LA. $100 at the door. Proceeds support the organization’s local work. Email cultivatorsalliance@gmail.com for more information.

TAKE ACTION NOW

Right now the CARERS Act, the most important piece of legislation addressing medical cannabis is being held up by Senator Chuck Grassley. Senator Grassley needs to hear from medical cannabis patients and caregivers who can tell him how important it is that we pass the CARERS Act. Click here to read more about the CARERS Act.

ASA WEBSITE SPOTLIGHT

Today, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) disseminated copies of an independent 8-Factor Analysis conducted in support of current petitions requesting removal of cannabis (marijuana) from Schedule I status in the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The document was sent to all members of Congress, as well as heads of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the DEA, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is about to make a very important decision regarding whether or not to reschedule cannabis from its Schedule I status. This decision will have substantial implications for the two million patients that currently have access to medical cannabis and cannabis products under state laws. Cannabis has been listed as a Schedule I substance - defined as a drug with high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use - along with heroin and LSD since the 1970’s. This Schedule I status makes it illegal to grow, possess, use, or distribute under federal law. While many other drugs have been rescheduled, cannabis has stayed in Schedule I for 46 years...

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